Sports Illustrated has compiled their ten redshirt freshman breakout candidates for the 2014 football season and they have Clemson's highly touted MacKensie AlexanderMacKensie AlexanderRS Fr. Defensive Back#2 5-11, 185Immokalee, FLView Full Profile on the list.

Few signees in Dabo Swinney’s 2013 recruiting class were as highly touted as Alexander, but the Immokalee, Fla., native suffered a groin injury during preseason camp and missed all of last season. Now, Alexander is a big name in a Tigers’ secondary that has lost both starting cornerbacks, Bashaud BreelandBashaud Breeland (2010 - 2013)#17 6-0, 195Allendale, SCView Full Profile and Darius RobinsonDarius RobinsonCornerback (2010 - 2013)#8 5-10, 175College Park, GAView Full Profile. Alexander, a former four-star prospect, has lived up to his billing so far this spring. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables even singled him out as an early standout performer. “He’s had a nice first seven, eight practices,” Venables told reporters over the weekend.